"Hospital Units" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Those areas of the hospital organization not considered departments which provide specialized patient care. They include various hospital special care wards.
| Descriptor ID |
D006757
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.278.388
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| Concept/Terms |
Hospital Units- Hospital Units
- Hospital Unit
- Unit, Hospital
- Units, Hospital
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hospital Units" by people in Profiles.
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Probabilistic Measurement of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Feb; 37(2):149-55.
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Hospital and demographic characteristics associated with advanced primary stroke center designation. Stroke. 2014 Dec; 45(12):3717-9.
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Improving satisfaction with care and reducing length of stay in an obstetric triage unit using a nurse-midwife-managed model of care. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2013 Mar-Apr; 58(2):175-81.
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Inpatient psychiatric nursing: why safety must be the key deliverable. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2008 Dec; 22(6):386-8.
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Smoking bans in acute care psychiatric settings: a Machiavellian smoke screen? Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2008; 29(2):201-3.
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How unit level nursing responsibilities are structured in US hospitals. J Nurs Adm. 2007 Oct; 37(10):452-8.
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Resource clusters and variation in physical restraint use. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2007; 39(4):363-70.
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An exploration of the meanings of space and place in acute psychiatric care. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Jul; 27(6):699-707.
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Patient characteristics and setting variables related to use of restraint on four inpatient psychiatric units for youths. Psychiatr Serv. 2005 Feb; 56(2):186-92.
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Unnecessary use of central venous catheters: the need to look outside the intensive care unit. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Mar; 25(3):266-8.